The completely asymptomatic displaced femoral stress fracture: A case report and review of the literature

Aharon S. Finestone, Miguel Glatstein, Victor Novack, Ehud Rath, Charles Milgrom

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Abstract

Pain is protective in stress fractures. Its presence usually signals to the trainee to decrease or halt training. This prevents a microstress fracture from progressing into a macrofracture. A case is presented in which an infantry recruit sustained a displaced femoral diaphyseal stress fracture which was totally asymptomatic until the bone broke in the middle of a run.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)37-39
Number of pages3
JournalMilitary Medicine
Volume171
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2006

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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